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Bio - Painting the Mindscape
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After a successful career in business, including an MBA from the University of Chicago, Bernard retired in 2001 to pursue his life-long ambition to become a fine-art painter. Since then, galleries in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico have exhibited his watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings, which have won many awards and recognitions. Hundreds of them are now part of individual and corporate collections. Traveling in their motorhome, Bernard and his wife, novelist and nature photographer Martha Marks.
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Hide and Read: January 2012
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Skip to left sidebar. Skip to right sidebar. 1 to 2 sparks. 2 to 3 sparks. 3 to 4 sparks. 4 to 5 sparks. 0 to 4 years. 5 to 7 years. 8 to 12 years. 13 to 18 years. Friday, January 20, 2012. Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red (Jacqueline T. Lynch). Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red. By Jacqueline T. Lynch. A “cozy” post-World War II mystery about a museum heist, a missing child, a murder, and the partnership of a recent ex-con and an even more recent widow. Labels: 13 to 18 years. 3 to 4 sparks. Wednesday, January 04, 2012.
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Gods and Monsters | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. WILL HE BE AT THE ball tonight, do you think? Laynie asked of her sister’s reflection in the mirror. Beth’s gaze shifted to meet hers momentarily before returning her own. Who? She asked, though Laynie knew she understood her. Mr Hartright, of course. I really do not know, Beth answered. And to be quite frank, I don’t care. Laynie said at last and tentatively. Beth said, with a brief and indifferent glance. I thought he was at University? I don’t know why you think I should consider h...
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VR Christensen, author of neo-Victorian and Edwardian historical fiction.
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The Old House Lady. R Christensen studied Interior Design, Art History and English Literature at BYU Idaho. When she is not writing, she is designing impractical clothing, redecorating her historical home, or making impossible demands of her husband of seventeen years. She travels a great deal and considers herself a citizen of the world. Currently, V.R. makes her home in Appalachian Virginia, where she lives with her husband, three children, seven cats and a dog named Jasper. Cry of the Peacock.
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Reviews | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. Cry of the Peacock. Following her resounding success with. Of Moths and Butterflies. V R Christensen has created another engrossing family saga set in 19. Cry of the Peacock. Graced with a touch of mystery, the scent of scandal, the taste of love,. Cry of the Peacock. Amazon Review, via Story Cartel. VR Christensen wastes not time nor words in engaging her reader with Cry of the Peacock. The action is palpable from the first paragraph of the prologue and never diminishes. Christensen ...
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Absinthe Moon, an excerpt | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. Absinthe Moon, an excerpt. Mayhew forced his way through the crowd and entered to stand a moment in the sumptuously decorated foyer. The gas-lit chandeliers cast a warm, flickering glow over the velvet upholstery and thick oriental rugs. But he had no time to waste gawping over the Moon’s finery. He took his place in line and waited his turn at the reception desk. The concierge inquired when his turn came. Congratulations, she said. You won’t mind providing a sample, I trust? Habitat ...
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Cry of the Peacock | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. Cry of the Peacock. September 1890, London. You said you saw her? With your own eyes? James Crawford whistled and sat back in his chair before the fire. They had met today, at their London club, where they could share a drink and a cigar and discuss the recent news from home. There had certainly been a lot of it of late. It was a week ago you saw her? James asked. Why didn’t you mention it? It didn’t matter then. And she is . . ? It’s hard to say. Then what did she look like? James to...
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The Old House Lady | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. The Old House Lady. The Day house in the Old West End Historic District of Danville, VA (behind the museum) is a Queen Anne Victorian built in 1897. I’ll be chronicling the restoration on my blog. Links to published articles are listed below. Also, don’t forget to check out the Treasure Chest. Wherein I catalog all the cool stuff we have found in the house, and I’ve set aside a page for before and after pics. What’s that doing here? How we found a fireplace hidden in our bathroom.
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The Quest to find Paint Colors | VRChristensen
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The Old House Lady. Laquo; .99 this Weekend! And you thought Halloween was over…. The Quest to find Paint Colors. It’s been on my mind for a while, and clearly it needs to be done. Finding the right colors requires serious consideration and, at least for me, a great deal of time. This is a commitment, after all. 20-30 years. Perhaps as many thousands of dollars to accomplish the task. But what colors should my house be? But how to apply them? Certainly he thought it was special. Certainly he would ha...
